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English 11
5/19/23: My Final Assignment
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5/19/23: Where I'm From Poem
Answer these questions below in complete sentences about your neighborhood and where you are from.
1.What does your neighborhood sound like after 9 p.m.?
2.What does your neighborhood look like after 9 p.m.
3.What does your kitchen smell like?
4.If you were outside your front or back door, and your back was to the door, what would you see if you looked left to right?
5.What are the nicknames of people in your neighborhood?
6.What do people do for a living?
7.How are the streets in your neighborhood?
8.How is city life in your neighborhood?
9.What kind of people are in your neighborhood?
When you finish answer the questions above, use the answers to compose your own free verse poem and title it, “Where I’m From.” Make sure it has at least 7 stanzas with four lines each. You must also include at least three to four Elements of Poetry.
1.What does your neighborhood sound like after 9 p.m.?
2.What does your neighborhood look like after 9 p.m.
3.What does your kitchen smell like?
4.If you were outside your front or back door, and your back was to the door, what would you see if you looked left to right?
5.What are the nicknames of people in your neighborhood?
6.What do people do for a living?
7.How are the streets in your neighborhood?
8.How is city life in your neighborhood?
9.What kind of people are in your neighborhood?
When you finish answer the questions above, use the answers to compose your own free verse poem and title it, “Where I’m From.” Make sure it has at least 7 stanzas with four lines each. You must also include at least three to four Elements of Poetry.
Due: May 22, 2023, by the end of class. No exceptions.
5/19/23: Technology Poem
Write an 8-stanza poem that rhymes about technology. Make sure you include the following words: sock, home, box, paperclip, clock.
Make sure you include and underline at least THREE Elements of Poetry in your poem.
Make sure you include and underline at least THREE Elements of Poetry in your poem.
Due: May 22, 2023, by the end of class. No exceptions.
1/18/23: Essay Writing
Write a 5-paragraph essay using the following prompt:
Explain how fear can cause people to abandon their values. Make sure you:
Explain how fear can cause people to abandon their values. Make sure you:
- Complete a 3x3 on the graphic organizer provided.
- Write your essay on the lined paper provided. It is due by the end of class.
Due: January 18, 2023, at the end of class. No exceptions.
9/13-16/22: The Danger of a Single Story
Watch and annotate the video below using this worksheet. Be prepared to discuss.
The Danger of a Single Story
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Transcript
Due: September 19 (A Day) and September 20, 2022 (B Day).